Indians spend most time streaming movies in the world- Netflix

The streaming giant Netflix, on Monday, said 70 per cent of Netflix subscribers watch at least one film a week in India making it the highest film viewing country worldwide.

Netflix in a statement said India became the highest film viewing country as a percentage of overall time spent on the streaming platform.

It said Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan’s Sacred Games Season 2(series) was the most popular release in 2019, pointing to a wide range of variety for all its members.

According to Netflix, actor Shahid Kapoor movies and shows, Kabir Singh (film), House Arrest (film), Delhi Crime (series) and chopsticks (film) were among the top 10.

The company said it has been looking to find new ways to help people to find something to watch.

It added that the ‘What We Watched’ lists is really useful over the holidays when Google searches for ‘what to watch on Netflix’ are at their peak.

The company had said that these lists were prepared by the total number of users choosing to watch something for at least two minutes.

“We are happy with the success and popularity of Netflix. If people have noticed, our Original series and films are featuring prominently in the lists.’’ the statement read.

Earlier in December, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings was in New Delhi for a summit.

Hastings revealed Netflix is planning to make a hefty investment of over 420 million dollars into producing more original content from India.

Netflix launched in India back in 2016 and the platform has over 160 million subscribers globally.

Earlier in September, a report revealed that India’s online video market would have more than 500 million online video subscribers by 2023.

India has become a battle arena for Over-The-Top (OTT) content players, with 451 million monthly active internet users and the largest number of millennials in the world.

People in the U.S pay 50 dollars for mobile phone access to Netflix while in India, it costs approx 2.79 dollars.